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Backyard BBQ: Catching up with Korean War vets

It was the final Lanie's Backyard BBQ of the season at WXII, and we invited veterans from the Korean War to join us.

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Updated: 12:08 PM EDT Jul 18, 2013

Backyard BBQ: Catching up with Korean War vets

It was the final Lanie's Backyard BBQ of the season at WXII, and we invited veterans from the Korean War to join us.

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WEBVTT STARTING AT 9:00 P.M. TO END AT6:00 A.M.STAY UPDATED ON TWITTER AND ATWXII12.COM.RIGHT NOW, GOING OUT TO LANIEPOPE, AND WHICH ARE IN THESUNSHINE AND JOINED THE BACKYARDBIRD -- JOINING THE BACKYARDBARBECUE.THIS IS A SPECIAL NIGHTBECAUSE WE WILL BE GIVING AWAYTHE WEBER GENESIS ROBOT YOU SEEBEHIND ME.WE WILL BE DRAWING THE NAMETHROUGHOUT THIS BARTCHY SEASON.--THIS BARBECUE SEASON.WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT ASPECIAL GUESTS THAT YOU'VE GOTTO DRIVE ON THAT TANK?YOU HAVE APICTURE.YES, I DO.TELL ME ABOUT IT.WE WENT ABOUT A MILE AND ALLSHE SAID WAS, THIS IS NICE.[GIGGLES]SHE LOOKED BETTER IN PERSON THANSHE DID IN THE MOVIE.THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.YEAR OF A SPECIAL MEMORY ANDA FOE -- YOU HAVE A SPECIALMEMORY AND A PHOTO AS WELL.THIS IS LOW ALT.YOU'RE A MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST.YOU STILL RIDE A MOTORCYCLE, DOYOU?I RIDE A HONDA GOLDEN.AND WHAT -- HOW FAST DO YOUGO?WHATEVER THE SPEED ALLOWS.I HAVEWRITTEN ABOUT HALF AMILLION MILES, ALL 48 STATES.AND CANADA.AND I HAVE MODEL TRAINS.MY BOYS WOULD ENJOY COMINGOVER AND PLAYING WITH THOSETRAINS.WE HAVE ANOTHER VETERAN.UNR SHARE A HOBBY.YOU LIKE TO RUN.-- YOU AND I SHARE A HOBBY.YOU LIKE TO RUN.I RUN EVERY CHANCE I GET.I WANT TO YOUR BY YOUR RATESON THE 4TH OF JULY.THAT RACE, I WAS BEAT.82 YEARS OLD AND I WAS BEAT, BUTIT WAS BY AN 85-YEAR-OLD GIRL.WHAT?HE LET HER WIN, DIDN'T YOU?I RAN ANDRAN AND RAN.SHE BEAT ME BY ONE SECOND.A TRUE GENTLEMAN.WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAYTHIS GRELLE.HE IS ALREADY ASSIGNED TO IT.THERE ARE 10 NAMES IN YEAR.THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY.CASUAL FURNITURE RULED SUPPLIESOF THESE BEAUTIFUL TABLES ANDUMBRELLAS.THAT GRELLE IS A WEBER GENESIS.HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?IT IS AWESOME.WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY THISONE RIGHT NOW.REACHED IN AND SHAKE IT UP.WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER.THESE ARE 10 NAMES OF THEINJURIES WE'VE HAD SO FAR THISSEASON.I WILL ASK YOU TO READ THATNAME.ROBERT RICKSIN GREENSBORO.YOU HAVE YOURSELF A BRAND NEWWEAVER GENESIS GRELLE.WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME HERE.LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THESEKOREAN WAR VETERANS, THEY WILLBE SHARING THEIR PERSONALSTORIES THIS MONTH ON A SPECIALTHAT IS COMING UP JULY 25 THATCAMERON IS PUTTING TOGETHER.

Backyard BBQ: Catching up with Korean War vets

It was the final Lanie's Backyard BBQ of the season at WXII, and we invited veterans from the Korean War to join us.